CH 15

Fake 15: The First Orc Battle

There is no doubt that buying a knife as a sub-weapon isn’t wrong in the sense that it complements [Wave Blade], which has a clear limit on the skill-usable times. However, generally speaking, one knife should have been enough.

I had no choice but to put it as ‘buyer’s high’ because, at that time, my senses were paralyzed, and I had bought it without thinking due to the salesperson's recommendation.

I had no regret whatsoever when I bought it. However, as I gradually returned to my senses on the way home, I was tormented by intense regrets.

I spent too much money……

I got swept up by the mood and bought too much.

I spent nearly 200,000 yen just today.

I am scared of myself. Although it is necessary, having too much money is scary.

If someone told me that I would spend nearly 200,000 yen today a few months ago, I would definitely have told him it was impossible and dissed him.

What’s done is done and cannot be undone. So, I plan to return to my economizing life and keep working hard as a survivor starting from tomorrow.

The next day, the racing bicycle was delivered at noon, but anyway, it was cool.

Unlike my tattered ‘Mamachari’ bicycle, it was shining.

Furthermore, Its design was cool too.

How should I put it; would it be the difference between a family car and a sports car?

It gave the impression of a completely different vehicle even though it was just a bicycle. However, as the riding posture was totally different, I became worried about whether I could ride it properly, so I ended up riding it inadvertently.

At first, it was awkward, and I couldn’t ride properly, but I gradually got a knack for it after riding for a while. Even if I can’t ride it well, won’t I still be twice as fast as before?

How come this is so different even though they are the same 'bicycle'?

Due to the severe differences, I received a slight shock on this day. But a chance for my new bicycle to shine appeared immediately after.

A request came from the terminal in the evening.

I was strangely nervous because this was the first subjugation after becoming F-rank.

Of course, since I set the settings to receive even the notifications for goblins, I might be fired up for nothing if it actually happened to be a goblin. However, as the possibility of it being a hobgoblin or an orc still existed, my tension naturally increased.

I immediately equipped the breastplate I bought yesterday, wore two knives on my waist, mounted my new racing bicycle, and headed to the scene.

As the saying goes—everything starts from the visage—I feel like I was reborn anew just by changing my equipment and the bicycle.

Of course, it will cost my life if I get carried away. Thus, I have perfectly simulated how to correspond to the monsters in my mind.

If I were still using the previous bicycle, this distance would likely have taken 30 minutes, but I arrived at the scene in less than 20 minutes this time.

I left my bicycle and searched for the monster while looking around the surroundings and restraining my impatient feelings. And, I found the target immediately.

Because I heard a loud roar sounding “Guaaaarrr”.

I carefully approached the direction where the roar came from, and an orc was rampaging at there.

My heartbeat became faster.

Orcs are the same F-rank monster as hobgoblins.

Of course, I’ve never fought one before, but I’ve seen Kamiki-san defeating one with a single attack previously.

However, I am different from Kamiki-san.

Though I don’t know how effective my degraded [Lightning] will be, anyway, I have no choice but to try.

I moved as stealthy as possible and closed the distance to the orc—

“[Fireball]”

Immediately after my preemptive strike with [Fireball], I activated my greatest skill [Lightning].

“Eat this! [Lightning]”

Simultaneously with the flashing light, a small thunder struck the orc, and the orc disappeared completely.

“Wha!?”

In one hit!?

Surprisingly, I ended up defeating an orc that is an F-rank monster with a single attack.

Until now, I have only used it against G-rank monsters. Don't tell me, was [Lightning] a much more powerful skill than I expected?

To be able to defeat an orc in one hit even with degraded [Lightning], just how powerful was the Kamiki-san's original skill?